Kitchen-cabinet.



S'. G. FORGY.

KITGHEN CABINET. APPLIOATIONHLED 11.11. 27, 1913.

Patented July 1, 1913.

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S. C. IORGY. KITCHEN CABINET, APPLICATION FILED JAN. 27, 1913.

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SHERMAN CLYDE FORGY, OF VANDALIA, MISSOURI.

KITCHEN-CABINET.

Specncation of Letters Patent.

Patented July 1, 1913.

Application led January 27, 1913. Serial No. 744,516.

To all whom it may concern.' l

' Be it known that I, SHERMAN CLYDE Forer, afcitizen of the United States, residing at Vandalia, in the county of Audrain and State of Missouri, have invented .certain new and useful Improvements in Kitchen- Cabinets; and I do declare the following to be a' full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertainsto tion and arrangement of flour bin and sifting mechanism and means for regulating and cutting oli' the discharge of the Hour from thebin to the sift-er and from the sifter tol the receptacle provided to receive the sifted flour.

With these land other objects in View, the invention consists of certain novel features of construction, and the combination and arrangement of parts as will be more fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure L is a perspective view of my improved kitchen cabinet with the doors of the various compartments open to illustrate 4the interior arrangement thereof; Fig.' 2 is a vertical cross sectional view-of the cabinet; Fig. 3 is a horizontal section of the base member of the cabinet; Fig. 4 is a-detail perspective view of the removable sifter receptacle of the flour. bin; Fig. 5 is similar view of the sifter receptacle showing the parts of the latterseparated; Fig. 6- is an enlarged vertical sectional view through a portion of the rotary top or shelf disposed between the upper and lower members ofthe cabinet illustrating the arrangement of one of the bread boards carried thereby; Fig. 7 is a detail perspective view 'of one of.y the hangers to which the sifter receptacle is detachably se-, cured.

vMy improved kitchen cabinet comprises a hollow base 1 which may be of any suitable shape and which is here shown as beingvhexagonal. In the fro-nt side of the base 1 is arranged a main door 2 While in the rear side thereof is a small door 3 through which any articles falling in the back of the base may be readily removed. Revolubly mounted in the hollow base 1 is a cylindrical case 4 which is held centrally in the base l'by upper and lower bearing studs 5 and 6 arranged in the top and bottom of the base as clearly shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings.

The case. 4 is revolubly supported on the' bott-om of the base 1 by suitably arranged ball bearings 7. case at the lower end thereof is an annular radially projecting shelf 8 on which small articles may be placed, and aro-und the upper portion of the case are arranged hooks 9 on which small articles may be hung.

In the opposite sides of the `case-at dia.

metrically opposite points are arranged doors 10 and arranged through the case in line with the doors are upper and lower pairs of drawer guiding and supporting bars 1l on which are slidably mounted drawers 12 which are in the form of boxes having covers 13 and which are provided to contain bread, cake or similar goods. Two drawers` 12 are preferably provided for each set of supporting bars 11 and said drawers are ar ranged to be drawn out through the doors in the opposite sides of the case 4 as clearly indicated in Fig. 3 of the drawings. By revolubly mounting the case -4 in the base 1 in the manner described itwillbe seen that when the main door of the base is opened, the case 4 may be revolved to bring either of the doors l0 therein opposite to the door 2 in the base, thus permitting the door in thecase to-be open and the drawers in this side of the case drawn out of the base.

Revolubly mounted on the upwardly projecting end of the upper bearing stud 5 in the base 1 is a circular shelf or supplemental top 14 which is revolubly Vsupported on the main top of the base 1 by bearing ballsl 15 as shown. In the supplemental top 14 are arranged radially disposed recesses' 16 in which are -slidably mounted bread or pastryl boards 17, which when the supplemental top Secured to the sides of the 14 is revolved to the proper'position may be drawn outwardly from the recesses 16v as clearly indicated vin Fig. 1 of the drawings.

The top4 or upper portion 18 of the cabinet is supported on the top of the rear portion of the base and said top or upper portlon extends substantially half-way across the revolubly mounted supplement-al top 14, the bottom of the upper portion of the cabinet being recessed to receive the revolvino' supplemental top which revolves beneall the upper portion of thc cabinet as shown. The upper port-ion of the cabinet is divided by a vertical partition 19 into two main compartments 20 and 2l. The compartment 20 has arranged therein shelves 22 and is provided with a door 23 which closes the outer side thereof and on the inner side of the door is arranged a rack 24 and a box 25 adapted to contain any article which it may be desired to place therein. The compartment 21 is also provided with a front door 26 and has in addition thereto a small side door 27, the purpose of which will be hereinafter'described. On the inner side of the front door 26 is arranged a sugar bin 278 having a self-feeding hopper and a covered:`V box 29 adapted to contain any goods it is desired to place therein. Arranged in the compartment 21 is a large iiour bin 30 be tween which and the partition 19 are arranged shelves 31. The bin 30 has in its front side a transparent panel 32 through which the contents of the bin may be observed. The upper end of the bin 30 communicates with anopening in the top of the upper portion of the cabinet, said opening being closed by a tight fitting cover 33 which also forms thetop of the flour bin.

The bot-tom 34 of the Hour bin has formed therein a series of radially disposed discharge openings 35 which are adapted to be covered and uncovered by a valve plate 36 pivotally secured to the center of the bottom 34 by'a centrally disposed pivot pin and in which is also arranged a series of radially disposed discharge openings 37 which, when the valve plate 36 is turned are adapted to be brought into and out of register with the openings 35 in the bottom of the bin thereby opening and closing said openings to permit the discharge of the desired quantity of flour from the bin. The valve plate 36 is provided with a radially rojecting handle 38 by means of which the plate may be turned in the desired direction'. a

Arranged beneath and detachably secured to the lower or discharge end of the flourbin is a sifter supporting tray 39 having at diametricallx'y opposite points on its upperedges eyes 40 which are adapted to be engaged between parallel eyes 41 formed on supporti plates 42 secured to the opposlte sides o the lower end of the flour bln as shown. With the engaging eyes 40 and 41 of the tray and supporting plates are engaged pins 43 whereby these parts are detachably connected to support the tray. In the bottom of the tray 39 are formed annular series of discharge openings 44 and arranged beneath and pivotally connected i to the bottom of the tray is a `circular valve plate 45 in which is also formed a series of radially disposed discharge openings 46 which, when the plate `45 is turned are adapted to bc brought beneath the openings 44 in thc bottoni of the tray whereby the latter are uncovered to a greater or less extent to permit the discharge of the flour from the tray.

The valve plate 45 is provided on one side with a radially projecting handle 47 whereby the plate may be readilyturned. Also formed 1n the valve plate 45 between two of the openings 46 therein is a small discharge opening 48 which is adapted to be covered 80 and uncovered by a plate 49 having on its outer end a handle 50 and having its inner end pivotally supported by the pivot pin of the plate 45. By providing the discharge opening 48 a small quantity of flour may bedischarged from the tray 39 when the main dischargeiopenings thereof are closed. The valve plate 49 is normally heldin position to close the small discharge opening 48 by alink 51 which is pivotally connected to the handle 50 of the plate 49 and is adapted to be detachably connected to the handle 47 of the plate 45 by a pin 52 which is engaged with apertures formed in the end of the llnk and in the handle 47 as shown. When the valve plate 49 is thus fastened to the valve plate 45 these parts turn together when the plate 45 is operated, and the small dischar e opening 48 remains closed. When it is esired to move the valve plate 49 independ-v ently of the valve plate 45 to uncover the small opening 48 it is iirst necessaryto remove the pin 52 and thus disconnect the handle of the plate 49 from the handle of the plate 45.

Arranged in the tray 39 and loosely supported on the apertured bottom thereof is circular flour sifter 53 into which the flour is discharged from the openings in the bottom of the flour bin when said openings are un- 110 covered by the valve plate 36. The sitter 53 is oscillated or agitated in the tray 39 by a handle 54 secured at its inner end to the sifter and projecting through a slot 55 in one side ofthe tray in position to be grasped l and operated through the opening in the side of the cabinet which is closed by the side door 27 hereinbefore described. The lour when thus sifted falls into the tray'and is discharged therefrom through the open- 120 ings thereln into a bowl or otherreceptacle placed in the upper portion of the cabinet beneath the tray as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 2 of the drawings. The tray 39 has also formed in the side thereof and opening thro'1gh its upper end a4 riglht angular slot 56 through which projects t e landle of the valve plate 36 which coversl and. uncovers the discharge openings in the bottom of the bin.A The tray is also provided in one side v loo connection with the accompanying drawings, the construction and operation of the invention will be readily understood without-- vrequiring a more extended explanation.

Various changesin the form, proportion and the minor 'details of constructionmay be resorted to Without departing from the principle or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention as'claimed.

. Having thus described my inventiomwhat I claim is:

1. A kitchen cabinet including a flour bin, a tray over its outlet end provided with discharge openings, a valve plate having main openings adapted to register with those in the'tray and a supplemental opening, a supplemental valve plate movably connected with the main valve plate and adapted to cover said lsupplemental opening, handles 4on said plates, a link cnnected -with the handle of the supplemental plate, the other handle and the link having holes adapted to regi-ster when the, supplemental opening closed, and a pin removably engaging said holes at that4 line, for the purpose set forth.

2. A kitchen cabinet comprising a base, an upper member arranged thereon and having therein series of compartments, a

flour bin arranged in one of said compart! ments and having in its lower end discharge openings, a valve plat-e to cover and uncover said openings, a tray detachably connected to the discharge end of said bin and having therein discharge openings, al` main valve plate havin therein series of main discharge openings and a, small supplemental discharge opening adapted to be brought into register with the discharge openings in the bot-tom of the bin whereby the fiour is discharged therefrom, a valve plate adapted to cover and uncover the small supplemental discharge opening in said main valve plate, handles formed on said valve plates, means to detachably connect said valve plates where' by they may be moved in unison and whereby the'valve plate of said small discharge opening maybe moved independently of the main valveplate, anda sifter arranged in said tray and adapted to be operated to sift the Hour discharged from the bin.

3. A kitchen cabinet comprising a hollow base, a case revolubly mounted in said base,

a series of closed drawers slidably mounted in said case. doors arranged in the latter and adapted to be opened to permit the removal of said drawers` a shelf and a series of hooks arranged on said case, doors arranged in said base to provide access thereto and to mounted on said base, bread and pastry boards carried by said revolving top and adapted to be drawn outwardly therefrom to' operative positions, an upper member supported onv said base and having therein compartments, doors to open and close said said case, a supplemental top revolubly compartments, receptacles carried by said doors, shelves arranged in said compartments and a flour bln also arranged 1n one of said compartments.

VIn testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing Witnesses. l

SHERMAN CLYDE FORGY.

Witnesses: E. C. SIMON,

GUY MCCUNE. 

